PHILADELPHIA – The schedule is set as a new era continues in Big 5 men's basketball for the 2025-26 season.

For the third straight year, all six of the city's NCAA Division I men's basketball programs have been split into two pods of three teams. Each team will play the others in their pod at on-campus sites in a round-robin format. From those games, the schedule will be set for a triple-header at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, Dec. 6 with the first seed in each pod competing for the Big 5 championship, the second-place teams in each pod competing for third place, and the third seeds competing for fifth place.

For the 2025-26 season, one pod will feature Drexel, Penn and Saint Joseph's while the other pod features La Salle, Temple and Villanova.

Tickets for the men's Toyota Big 5 Classic at Wells Fargo Center will go on sale in September. Fans are encouraged to visit Big5Classic.com for updates.

2025-26 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule

(All game times TBA by host school)

Pod 1

  Saturday, Nov. 8 – Drexel at Saint Joseph's

  Monday, Nov. 17 – Saint Joseph's at Penn

  Friday, Nov. 21 – Penn at Drexel

Pod 2

  Tuesday, Nov. 11 – La Salle at Temple

  Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Villanova at La Salle

  Monday, Dec. 1 – Temple at Villanova

Big 5 Men's Classic

  Saturday, Dec. 6 at Wells Fargo Center, game times TBA